Variables for Successful Interpretation: Analysis of Interpretive Programs At Selected National Park Service Units: Phase II Research Report: Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Knapp D. Variables for Successful Interpretation: Analysis of Interpretive Programs At Selected National Park Service Units: Phase II Research Report: Great Smoky Mountain National Park. National Park Service. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
The purpose of this multiple case study was to attempt to answer three important questions through investigating five National Parks: What are perceived variables to successful interpretation? What are current approaches taken to achieve successful interpretation? What are variables of an interpretive program that aid in its success? The case study sites were decided on the basis of representation of a variety of park unit characteristics. The units included a major western site (Yellowstone), a major eastern site (Great Smoky Mountains), a mid-range park (Shenandoah), an urban unit (Cuyahoga), and a historical park (George Washington Carver). The rationale for the variance in unit missions / audience was to increase the validity of any cross consistencies in successful interpretive variables. Data sources included semi-structured interviews with key interpretive personal, participant observation of interpretive programs conducted at each site, and longitudinal assessment of a formal school program at each site.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Knapp, Doug
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- GRSM-00145, Interpretation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Human Use | Visitor and Recreation Use | Visitor Use